You could buy an LSI2008 based JBOD sata card. It has typically 8 sata ports. LSI2008 works directly on S11E, out of the box. That card gives very good performance, typically close to 1GB/Sec transfer speed. And when you switch mobo, just bring the LSI2008 card to the new mobo, and you are set. Never more worries about compatibility. Read reviews on the LSI2008, it is a high end card.
If you go the LSI2008 route, avoid raid functionality as it messes up ZFS. Flash the BIOS to JBOD mode. -- This message posted from opensolaris.org _______________________________________________ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss
